Jun 5, 2024
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How 16-bit Windows cached INI files for performance
Taking advantage of co-operative multitasking.
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Jun 4, 2024
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Why does GlobalLock max out at 255 locks?
Because that's how many bits were available for reporting the lock count.
May 21, 2024
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A blurry photo of the legendary USB Cart of Death
And some details about that infamous on-stage bluescreen.
May 14, 2024
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The confidential coffee maker was not the only source of shenanigans at the IBM Boca office
The culture (and weather) clash continues.
Apr 15, 2024
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What were the tax consequences of letting Windows 95 team members keep a piece of software as long as they tested it?
It basically falls under the de minimis rule.
Apr 1, 2024
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Subroutine calls in the ancient world, before computers had stacks or heaps
A lot of computing got done even before we had stacks and heaps.
Jan 16, 2024
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What is a hard error, and what makes it harder than an easy error?
A throwback to the early days of 16-bit Windows.
Dec 25, 2023
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That time the Word team sent presents to the children of WordPerfect’s executive vice president
No, it wasn't creepy.
Dec 5, 2023
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What was the code name for 64-bit Windows?
Sundown, which was a hidden jab at the competition.
Nov 27, 2023
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In Windows 3.1 and Windows 95, what is a “grabber”?
It grabbed your MS-DOS screen and put it into a window.